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SPOILER!!: Patroclus
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Originally Posted by PattyH. View Post
As he sliced another slice of cheese, this time a creamy brie, he nodded in agreement with Sophie; "This term especially it seems Teachers from Varying subjects have had to take on others role, Professor Hadley as you said, and then Professor Vindictus covering for the Herbology teacher that according to Aparecium was eaten by a plant" Which the Lion Prefect highly doubted!

"An it's not just temporary aswell, look at Truebridge, he has taught History of Magic, DADA and now Ancient Runes I wonder if you have to be able to teach more than one subject to work here?" It wouldn't be a stretch to imagine, all the teachers were more than capable wizards, teaching a different form wouldn't be all that hard!

Turning his brain power back to the stars, Patroclus peered through his lens to find a constellation when Sophie seemed to have found one first!

Jumping up he moved over to her telescope and gazed through it, "Ahh I see it! It has almost a W like shape!" Listening to his co-prefects next question, Patroclus had to nod "Ah yes, Queen Cassiopeia, the vain queen who though her beauty was unrivaled and who got herself killed by Perseus and his Medusa head!"

Scribling the time down, Patroclus saw how late it was becoming, which meant that the stars would be easier to see now!

SPOILER!!: Patroclus’ Parchment

Astronomy :: Star Gazing
Patroclus Hudson
Fifth Year
Lion
9:38PM // Draco
9:46PM // Vulpecula ‘Little Fox’
10:01PM // Cassiopeia


Sophie wasn’t a cheese person but when Patroclus ate some brie it looked really tasty. Taking a piece of bread the brunette put on a brie slice of her own. Taking a bite of the cheese her eyes watered and she exclaimed "The cheese is too strong." Wiping her eyes with a napkin the prefect removed the cheese and ate the rest of the bread with marmalade on it. Sophie listened as Patroclus listed the professor’s who had been subbing in other subjects during the term. Smiling she said "I almost forgot Professor Vindictus but I must say that he has had some interesting herbology lesson. I wouldn’t mind if he taught it next year too." At the gossip/rumour about the other herbology professor, Mugwort had been eaten by a man eating plant the prefect frowned "Does anyone believe in what the aparecium cooks up? I highly doubt anyone would be eaten by a man eating plant her at Hogwarts."

Professor Truebridge was mentioned as an example of a chameleon professor whom had taught a series of different subjects through his staff position at the school. Sophie didn’t think that was odd considering that all members of the school staff had to be highly competent in more than just one area.
Right, back to the stars or they would never get done!

Taking up her observation parchment Sophie wrote:

SPOILER!!: Sophie’s parchment

Time: 10:01 pm
Constellation: Cassiopeia
Extra: It is found in the spring months in the northern sky.
Characteristics: The constellation was found by the Greek astronomer Ptolemy in the 2nd century. It is easily recognizable by its distinctive “W” shape form of five bright stars.
Mythology:

Cassiopeia’s story originated in the mythology of ancient Greece. Cassiopeia was the queen and consort of King Cepheus in Ethiopia. Their daughter Andromeda was very beautiful. Cassiopeia herself was a great beauty and was vain of it; she proclaimed her beauty was greater than that of the Nereids', the daughters of the sea god Poseidon. To punish Cassiopeia, he sentenced Andromeda to be tied to a rock with a sea monster awaiting her.
Perseus, returning from having slaughtered the gorgon Medusa, encountered the body of Andromeda lashed to the rock. He spoke to Cassiopeia and her husband and struck a deal with them: he would be allowed to marry Andromeda if he could kill the great sea monster before it killed their virgin daughter.

Perseus defeated the monster, took Andromeda and returned to Ethiopia.[1] Cassiopeia and Cepheus fulfilled their end of the bargain and began to plan the wedding for Andromeda. After the nuptials began, Phineus entered the proceedings and demanded his right to marry Andromeda.
A battle ensued in which Cepheus and Cassiopeia sided with Phineus. Outnumbered, Perseus considered that he had no choice but to slay his challengers by using the head of the recently slaughtered Medusa. Following their death both Cepheus and Cassiopeia were placed among the stars by Poseidon. Cassiopeia was put upside down for half the year because of her vanity, with her husband beside her.


Finishing her notes she looked over at Patroclus "It’s your turn to find a constellation!"
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